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History of Australia

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  • European Exloration: Dutch

    European Exloration: Dutch
    The first explorers to sail to Australia were the Dutch but they didn't settle there.

  • Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook
    Captain James Cook sailed around Australiavand named it New South Wales.

  • First Fleet

    First Fleet
    British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony.

  • Aborginies

    Aborginies
    Remnants of the tribes in the settle areas were moved onto Reserves.

  • New South Wales

    New South Wales
    New South Wales became a penal colony.

  • Port Arthur, Tasmania

    Port Arthur, Tasmania
    Port Arthur, Tasmania was the destination for the hardesrt of convicted British and Irish criminals.

  • The 1900s

    The 1900s
    Separation was an offical goverment policy which lasted for many decades.

  • Federal Help

    Federal Help
    The federal govenment began to pass legilation to help the Aborginies.

  • Austalia Act

    Austalia Act
    All of the legal ties with the British Empire were served.

  • Indepedant Idea Rejected

    Indepedant Idea Rejected
    55% of the votes rejected the idea of becoming an indepedant republic.